GET ME REWRITE: Tariffs imposed by the blundering Donald Trump put American businesses in survival mode

 

Headline and subhead:  New York Times, 8/1/2025

Daisuke Wakabayashi reports:

Mr. May, 78, said he went into “survival mode.” He laid off staff and cut expenses drastically. His team worked 12 hours a day trying to find new customers. He made it through the shock, but the business is facing big challenges. 

“We’re hanging on by a thread,” he said. “We’ve been doing everything possible. We’re working harder just to stay in business.”  [emphasis added]

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